UNIVERSITY    OF    CALIFORNIA  agricultural  Experiment  Station 

College  of  agriculture  e-  j-  wickson,  director 

BERKELEY,    CALIFORNIA 


CIRCULAR  No.  57 

(September,  1910) 


Announcement  of  Farmers'  Short  Courses 


in 


Animal  Industry  and  Veterinary  Science 


at  the 


University  Farm,  Davis,  California 


October  17th  — November  4th 


DAIRY    BARN. 


ANIMAL  INDUSTRY  AND  VETERINARY  SCIENCE. 


INSTRUCTING    STAFF. 

E.  W.  Major,  B.Agr.,  Associate  Professor  of  Animal  Industry. 
C.  M.  Haring,  D.V.M.,  Assistant  Professor  of  Veterinary  Science. 
Howard  Phillips,  B.S.A.,  Instructor  in  Animal  Industry. 

F.  D.  Hawk,  B.S.A.,  Instructor  in  Animal  Industry. 

J.  I.  Thompson,  B.S.A.,  Instructor  in  Animal  Industry. 

C.  L.  Roadhouse,  D.V.M.,  Veterinary  Expert  for  the  San  Francisco 
County  Medical  Milk  Commission. 


ENTRANCE    TO    FARM. 


SPECIAL    LECTURERS. 
W.  B.  Herms,  B.S.,  Assistant  Professor  of  Entomology. 
C.  B.  Lipman,  Ph.D.,  Assistant  Professor  of  Soil  Bacteriology. 
F.  H.  McNair,  D.V.M.,  City  Veterinarian  of  Berkeley,  Calif. 
A.  S.  Almeida,  D.V.M.,  Dixon,  Calif. 


ANIMAL    INDUSTRY. 


In  agricultural  lines  California 's  greatest  need,  at  the  present  time, 
is  more  and  better  live  stock.  There  is  probably  no  other  state  that 
has  the  natural  conditions  that  fit  her  to  become  a  leader  in  this  work 
to  a  greater  degree  than  has  California.  Feed,  climate,  and  markets 
all  combine  to  make  the  business  a  profitable  one,  and  yet  in  every 
branch  of  the  industry  we  find  a  scarcity  of  animals.  Pure  bred 
cattle,  particularly  females,  can  hardly  be  purchased  anywhere  in 
the  State.  The  same  is  true  of  sheep,  swine  and  horses.  Why  this 
should  be  so  is  hard  to  understand,  but  that  it  is  so  needs  no  proof. 

To  the  farmer  no  line  offers  more  certain  returns,  nor  more 
enjoyable  work  than  does  live  stock.  In  order  to  succeed,  however, 
one  must  be  well  posted  on  the  various  breeds  and  breed  types,  their 
adaptability  to  conditions  that  surround  his  farm,  and  their  value 
on  the  market.  The  proper  feeding,  care,  and  handling  must  receive 
attention,  because  it  is  only  by  a  thorough  study  of  these  subjects 
that  economical  production  can  be  brought  about,  and  a  study  of  the 
principles  of  breeding  that  govern  the  mating  of  individuals  will  aid 
a  man  to  so  pair  the  individuals  in  his  herd  or  flock  that  satisfactory 
results  will  follow. 

The  object  of  the  Short  Course,  therefore,  is  to  enable  those 
students  who  can  not  devote  sufficient  time  to  take  one  of  the  longer 
courses  to  become  familiar  with  the  more  important  breeds  and  their 
tj^pes,  and  to  become  acquainted  with  the  literature  that  deals  with 
the  subjects  of  breeding,  feeding,  and  management.  Lectures  will  be 
given  covering  these  subjects  so  as  to  enable  the  students  to  secure 
in  a  condensed  form  the  best  practices  along  these  lines. 

DAIRY    CATTLE. 

The  great  importance  of  the  dairy  industry  in  California,  and  its 
possibilities  as  a  means  of  producing  greater  returns  from  the  land, 
demands  that  considerable  attention  should  be  given  to  this  subject. 
One  of  the  more  important  factors  in  the  profitable  conduct  of  a  dairy 
farm  is  that  the  cattle  handled  there  should  be  of  such  a  character 
as  to  insure  high  production.  How  many  of  our  dairymen  know  what 
their  cows  are  doing,  or  can  tell  which  are  the  profitable  ones  and 
which  are  the  boarders?  A  good  deal  of  attention  will,  therefore,  be 
given  to  the  selection  of  dairy  cattle  and  the  judging  of  dairy  breeds. 
There  will  be  practice  work  twice  a  day  along  this  line,  and  lectures 


will  be  given  each  morning  which  will  cover  the  subjects  of  feeding, 
breeding,  and  improvement  of  our  dairy  stock.  In  the  evenings 
illustrated  lectures  will  be  given  dealing  with  the  history  of  the  dairy 
breeds  and  breed  types. 

BEEF  CATTLE. 
Until  within  the  past  few  years  the  raising  of  beef  cattle  has  been 
confined  largely  to  the  big  ranches.  Conditions,  however,  are  changing 
and  California  will,  without  question,  soon  be  raising  large  numbers  of 
beef  cattle  on  smaller  farms.  The  cutting  up  of  the  large  ranges  and 
the  high  price  of  beef  are  indications  that  this  will  surely  come  about. 
Attention  will  be  given  especially  to  that  phase  of  the  beef  cattle 
industry.  Two  judging  periods  daily,  and  lectures  will  give  the 
student  a  good  opportunity  for  becoming  well  posted  on  beef  type 
and  familiar  with  some  of  the  leading  breeds ;  also  with  the  best 
methods  of  handling  them  under  California  conditions. 

SHEEP. 

Greater  profits  usually  come  from  increased  production  on  the  same 
area,  consequently  sheep-raising  is  attracting  more  and  more  attention 
every  day  from  the  smaller  farmers.  No  class  of  live  stock  produces 
gains  so  economically  as  does  sheep,  when  the  kind  of  feed  they 
consume  is  taken  into  consideration.  The  average  ranch  has  an 
abundance  of  coarse  feed,  but  this  is  generally  wasted  when  no  sheep 
are  kept  to  consume  it. 

Wool  has  been  selling  at  a  price  that  has  netted  a  considerable  profit. 
and  the  scarcity  of  beef  has  kept  and  undoubtedly  will  keep  the  price 
of  mutton  sufficiently  high  to  make  sheep-raising  a  profitable  line  to 
follow.  Fitting  in  as  they  do,  where  other  live  stock  are  kept,  stock- 
men are  beginning  to  see  the  necessity  of  studying  the  origin,  history, 
and  types  of  the  various  breeds  of  sheep  in  order  that  they  may  be 
better  able  to  select  the  breed  best  suited  to  their  fancy  and  conditions, 
or  that  they  may  more  intelligently  handle  those  already  at  hand. 

The  lectures  and  judging  work  in  this  course  have  been  arranged 
with  these  facts  in  mind,  and  an  effort  will  be  made  to  give  some  time 
to  the  consideration  of  each  breed. 

SWINE. 
A  study  of  live  stock  statistics  shows  that  California  is  very 
deficient  in  the  number  of  hogs  that  are  raised  on  the  farms.  Every 
year  train  loads  of  hogs  are  brought  into  the  State  from  the  Middle 
West,  and  there  is  no  reason  whatever  why  California  farmers  should 
not  supply  all  or  the  greater  part  of  these.  The  demand  for  pure  bred 
stock  is  such  that  the  few  breeders  in  the  State  are  unable  to  supply  it 


and  breeders  in  other  states  are  reaping  the  reward.  Many  of  the 
newcomers  to  this  State  are  men  who  come  from  sections  where  hog- 
raising  is  an  important  industry  and  they  are  good  judges  as  well  as 
good  buyers.  It  is  essential,  therefore,  that  the  young  breeder  should 
have  a  clear  idea  in  mind  of  what  constitutes  breed  type  and  also  the 
best  way  to  develop  his  young  stock. 

Practice  periods  in  judging  and  lectures  will  be  devoted  to  these 
subjects,  and  good  opportunity  given  to  students  to  become  well  posted 
on  them. 

HOUSES. 

A  few  years  ago  it  was  predicted  that  the  street  car  would  eliminate 
the  horse  from  the  cities.  Then  the  automobile  and  gasoline  engine 
promised  to  crowd  him  off  the  farm,  but  these  predictions  certainly 
went  wide  of  the  mark,  for  never  before  have  horses  brought  more 
money  under  average  conditions  than  they  are  bringing  to-day. 
Buyers  for  the  large  firms  in  the  cities  have  hunted  the  country  over 
for  the  right  kind  and  have  not  been  able  to  find  them.  The  prices 
of  mules,  too,  have  kept  pace  with  that  of  horses,  and  the  demand  is 
still  far  ahead  of  the  supply.  Whether  these  prices  will  stay  where 
they  are  can  not  be  foretold  with  certainty,  but  the  supply  for  the 
next  five  or  six  years  is  surely  inadequate. 

While  all  classes  of  horses  are  profitable  now,  the  good  ones  pay 
the  best,  and  breeders  should  always  make  an  effort  to  keep  posted 
on  the  types  the  market  demands  and  the  characteristics  of  the  several 
breeds.  Better  methods  of  handling  the  stallions,  mares  and  foals  are 
being  worked  out  and  breeders  will  find  this  both  interesting  and 
profitable.  These,  and  similar  subjects,  will  be  taken  up  and  studied 
during  the  Short  Course,  and  good  specimens  of  the  leading  breeds 
will  be  available  for  class  work. 

VETERINARY    SCIENCE. 

The  lectures  and  clinical  work  for  this  course  have  been  arranged 
to  meet  a  demand  for  instruction  in  this  subject.  The  course  is  not 
intended  to  qualify  men  to  practice  veterinary  medicine  or  surgery. 
The  State  law  requires  that  professional  veterinarians  shall  have  com- 
pleted a  thorough  three-year  course  of  seven  months  each  at  a 
recognized  veterinary  college.  This  Short  Course  aims  to  give  in  the 
time  available  as  much  information  as  possible  concerning  animal 
diseases  and  farm  surgery.  A  limited  number  of  students  will  be 
privileged  to  perform  such  operations  as  castrating,  spaying,  dehorn- 
ing, and  caponizing.  Prospective  students  who  especially  desire  to 
obtain  this  privilege  are  advised  to  write  to  the  Veterinary  Science 
Division,  College  of  Agriculture,  Berkeley,  previous  to  October  17th. 


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UNIVERSITY    OF    CALIFORNIA— COLLEGE    OF    AGRICULTURE. 
UNIVERSITY    FARM,    DAVIS,    CALIFORNIA. 


SHORT   COURSE 

IN 

ANIMAL  INDUSTRIES  AND  VETERINARY  SCIENCE. 


APPLICATION    FORM. 
I  desire  to  attend  the   Short   Course   in  Animal   Industries   and 
Veterinary  Science.    I  am  particularly  interested  in  the  following  line 

of  work  


(Signed) _ ,.. 

Home  Address  : 

Date  of  Application  : 

It  will  be  helpful  to  us  to  know  approximately  the  expected  attendance  in 
the  course  before  the  time  of  beginning,  and  we  thus  ask  all  to  fill  out  and  mail 
the  above  application  as  soon  as  the  decision  to  attend  is  reached.  Address: 
Superintendent  of  University  Farm  Schools,  Davis,  California. 


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ANIMAL     INDUSTRY 

LECTURES. 
Mornings,  10-11  o'clock. 


M. 


Oct.  17. 


Tues.,  Oct.  18.     Feeding  Dairy  Stock. 
Wed.,  Oct.  19.     Improving  the  Dairy  Herd. 

Thur.,  Oct.  20.     Management  of  the  Dairy  Herd. 


Fri.,     Oct.  21.     Dairy  Barns  and  Sanitary  Milk 
Production. 

Mon.,  Oct.  24.     Feeding  Beef  Cattle. 
Tues.,  Oct.  25.     Feeding  Steers. 


Wed.,  Oct,  26.     Economical  Method  of  Starting 
a  Flock. 

Thur.,  Oct.  27.     Feeding    and    Management    of 
the  Flock. 

Fri.,     Oct.  28.     Feeding  the  Breeding  Herd. 


Sat.,     Oct.  29.     Fattening  for  Market. 

Mon.,  Oct.  31.     Barns  and  Houses. 

Tues.,  Nov.  1.     Feeding  Work  Horses. 

Wed.,  Nov.  2.     Care  and  Management  of 
(a)   The  Stallion. 
(&)    The  Mare  and  Foal. 

Thur.,  Nov.  3.     How  to  Improve  Our  Horses. 
Fri.,     Nov.  4. 


VETERINARY    SCIENCE 

LECTURES. 

Afternoon,  1   o  'clock. 

Useful  Facts  Concerning  the 
Anatomy  and  Physiology  of 
Cattle. 

Common  Diseases  of  Cattle. 
Bovine  Tuberculosis. 

Diseases  of  Cattle  and  Hogs 
of  Importance  in  Meat  In- 
spection. 

Hygiene  of  Dairy  Animals. 

Simple  Medicines  Useful  in 
the  Treatment  of  Cattle. 

Useful  Facts  Concerning  the 
Anatomy  and  Physiology  of 
Sheep. 

Diseases  of  Sheep. 
Diseases  of  Swine. 


Poultry  Anatomy  and  Physi- 
ology. 

Useful  Facts  Concerning  the 
Anatomy  and  Physiology  of 
Horses. 

Common  Unsoundnesses  of 
Horses. 

Simple  Medicines  Useful  in 
the  Treatment  of  Horses. 


Veterinary      Obstetrics      and 
Breeding  Troubles. 

Common  Errors  in  the  Treat- 
ment of  Domestic  Animals. 


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Monday, 


Oct.  1' 


Tuesday, 

Oct. 

18 

Wednesday, 

Oct. 

19 

Thursday, 

Oct. 

20 

Monday, 

Oct. 

24 

Tuesday, 

Oct. 

25 

Wednesday, 

Oct. 

26 

Thursday, 

Oct. 

27 

Friday, 

Oct. 

28. 

Monday, 

Oct. 

31. 

Tuesday, 

Nov 

1. 

Wednesday, 

Nov 

2 

Thursday, 

Nov. 

3. 

EVENING    LECTURES. 

The  Relation  of  Bacteria  to  Agriculture.     (Illustrated.) 
By  Professor  Lipman. 

Jersey,  Guernsey.     (Illustrated.) 

Holstein,  Ayrshire.  (Illustrated.) 

Beef  Cattle.     (Illustrated). 

Sheep.     (Illustrated.) 

Control  of  Infectious  Diseases  in  Cattle.     (Illustrated.) 

Parasites  of  Sheep.     (Illustrated.)     By  Professor  Herms. 

Swine.     (Illustrated.) 

California  's  Greatest  Need — More  and  Better  Live  Stock. 

Light  Horses.     (Illustrated.) 

Draft  Horses.     (Illustrated.) 

Infectious  Diseases  of  Animals.     (Illustrated.) 

The  Marketing  of  Pure  Bred  Live  Stock. 


AUTOPSY  OF  A  TUBERCULOUS   COW. 


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OTHER  SHORT  CQURSES  IN  1910  AT  UNIVERSITY  FARM. 


General  Agriculture,  two  weeks,  September  26th-October  8th. 

Irrigation,  soils,  fertilizers,  cereals,  green  manure  crops,  forage  crops, 
farm  management. 

Dairy  Manufactures,  eight  weeks,  October  3rd-November  22nd. 

Butter  and  cheese  making,  milk,  cream  and  butter  testing,  separators, 
and  creamery  machinery. 

Market  Milk  and  Cream  Supply,  October  17th-28th. 

Milk  and  cream  testing,  separators,  pasteurizers,  bottling  machines,  care 
of  milk  and  cream,  breeding  and  judging  dairy  cattle. 

Poultry  Husbandry. 

Incubation  and  Brooding,  seven  weeks,  October  3rd-November  19th. 
Lectures  and  Demonstrations,  two  weeks,  October  17th-28th. 
How   to    establish    a   poultry   plant,   breeds,    breeding,    judging,    feeding, 
incubators  and  brooders. 

Horticulture  and  Viticulture,  two  weeks,  November  9th-23rd. 

Nursery  work,  bench  grafting,  pruning,  spraying,  cultivation,  irrigation, 
fertilization,  fungous  and  other  diseases,  insects,  methods  of  marketing. 

Farmers'  Week,  October  lOth-loth. 

Lectures  and  demonstrations  in  all  lines  of  agriculture.  Live  topics 
discussed  by  experienced  men  and  women.  Household  economics  and 
demonstrations  in  cooking.     All  for  the  farm  and  home. 


For   circular   giving   details   of   all   courses   at   University   Farm, 
address 

Leroy  Anderson, 

Superintendent  University  Farm  Schools, 
Berkeley,  California. 


